Re:Reflected hidden faces in photographs revealed in pupil
by waterlesscloud on Friday December 27, 2013 @05:56PM
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I'm not sure, but I think FB mobile does some sort of downgrade before the photo is uploaded to the server. I've had pictures upload to Facebook from my phone in a very short period of time, shorter than would be required for a full res upload.
So they may not have full resolution versions from the mobile, which is likely their primary source of pictures.
Re:Reflected hidden faces in photographs revealed in pupil
by chaz on Friday December 27, 2013 @06:23PM
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Yes, I think this is correct. They're still prioritizing performance first right now. But when the time is right, they'll probably upgrade that capability as well. Either pushing the full resolution file up, or syncing the full resolution later when you're on wifi.
For a while, the Java upload tool was knocking down resolution before upload on desktop, too. That was a few years ago, I think. 2008-09?
I think it's safe to assume that FB has tried to keep the original version of every photo ever uploaded. A few years ago, YouTube retroactively upgraded uploaded videos to HD. It's also safe to assume that they're going to continue upgrading/evolving/extending their most important feature, photos, and try to make it the #1 place to organize, store, and share all your photos.
Facebook then becomes an API upgrade away from exposing the original versions of uploaded photos. The photos will also come with all of your friend's faces conveniently tagged, allowing an app with the right permissions to extract high resolution faces/pupils/reflections. None of this needs to happen in the news stream.